San Diego's unique lowrider culture and community has a long history of "low and slow." Cruising the streets from 1950 to 1985, twenty-eight lowrider car clubs made their marks in the San Diego neighborhoods of Logan Heights, Sherman Heights, National City, Old Town, San Ysidro and the adjoining border community of Tijuana, Mexico. Foundational clubs, including the Latin Lowriders, Brown Image and Chicano Brothers, helped transform marginalized youth into lowriders who modified their cars into elegant, stylized lowered vehicles with a strong Chicano influence. Despite being targeted by the police in the 1980s, club members defended their passion and succeeded in building a thriving scene of competitions and shows with a tradition of customization, close community and Chicano pride.
The History Press
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9781467137805
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Paperback
Leonardo da Vinci
By Kemp, Martin
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, world-renowned da Vinci expert Martin Kemp explores 100 of the master's milestones in art, science, engineering, architecture, anatomy, and more. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the small Tuscan town of Vinci in April 1452. Over the centuries, he has become one of the most famous people in the history of visual culture. Spring 2019 marks the 500th anniversary of his death in May 1519, with exhibitions and events planned across Europe and the United States. This lavishly illustrated volume by Martin Kemp - one of the world's leading authorities on da Vinci - offers a fresh way of looking at the master's work. Kemp focuses on 100 key, broadly chronological milestones that cover an extraordinary range of topic across Leonardo's many fields of discipline: painting, where he brought new levels of formal and emotional grandeur to his works, including The Last Supper and Portrait of Lisa del Giocondo (the "Mona Lisa") ; anatomical studies, which are extraordinary for their sense of form and function (Studies of the Optics of the Human Eye and Ventricles of the Brain) ; engineering marvels, noted for their range and extraordinary visual quality (Gearing for a Clockwork Mechanism and Wheels without Axles and Designs for a Flying Machine) ; and his progressive engagement with a range of sciences - anatomy, optics, dynamics, statics, geology, and mathematics.
Sterling
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9781454930426
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Hardcover
A Guide to the Gold Rush Country of California
By Lorey, Frank
The discovery of gold on the magical date of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill near Coloma, started a rush that was unprecedented in all of the world's history. It started a boom period to the state that lasted at least 15 years. By 1849, gold production reached $10 million, and it would not be until 1929 that production would drop below that value. 1852 was the all-time peak year, with $82 million in gold production from a total of almost four million ounces mined. Between 1850 and 1864, over one million ounces were mined every year. In this book Frank Lorey covers the historic towns and mining locations in the eleven counties which produced the vast majority of California's golden wealth. Most are situated along and nearby to Highway 49, known as California's "Golden Highway.
America Through Time
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9781634990257
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Paperback
French Country
By Cooper,
Be inspired as you step into lovely French homes and timeless shops in a dreamy journey through serene color palettes and authentic interiors brought to life in the pages of French Country. Colloquial gardens, charming antiques, and captivating style characterize the designs that will encourage you to make lifelong desires come true in your own home. Gorgeous photography elevates the odyssey, bringing you into a world of visual enrichment and delight. Over 100 images portray the look and appeal of living with French interiors and gardens.French Country: Collected & Timeless Interiors features homes filled with the romantic influence and beauty of France. From the open-air lifestyle to an overall sense of collected casual living, the book reflects the memories of homeowners shared with you, the reader, as the guest.
83 Press
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9781940772547
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Hardcover
Leonardo
By Marani, Pietro
A vast catalog dedicated to Leonardo's entire oeuvre on the occasion of the largest exhibition realized on the genius, symbol of Italian art and creativity, during Milan Expo 2015. This volume represents a unique opportunity to admire and understand Leonardo's extraordinary complexity as an artist, painter, and sketcher, and, in part, his work as a scientist and technologist. This alluring volume is meant to illustrate, through twelve sections, some central themes in Leonardo's entire artistic and scientific career, underlining some constants in his vision as an artist and a scientist, as well as his interdisciplinary vocation and continuous intermingling of interests. The catalog gathers oeuvres signed by Leonardo - paintings, drawings, and manuscripts - introduced by works from his predecessors - painters, sculptors, technicians, theorists - which can contextualize Leonardo's contribution to the history of art, science, and technology while offering, at the same time, a vision of Leonardo the artist and scientist of his age, without giving in to mythmaking and banality.
Skira - Berenice
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9788857224732
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Hardcover
The Saddest Songs Ever
By Corp., Hal Leonard
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Grab your tissues with this collection of 40 heart-wrenching classic and contemporary songs, including: Alone Again (Naturally) * Bridge over Troubled Water * Candle in the Wind * Everybody Hurts * The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face * I Fall to Pieces * I Will Remember You * I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry * Knockin' on Heaven's Door * One * Someone like You * Tears in Heaven * Whiskey Lullaby * You Don't Bring Me Flowers * and more.
Hal Leonard
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9781495009686
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Musical score
A to Z of Wedding Style
By Bethune, Kate
Compiled by Kate Bethune, A to Z of Wedding Style brings together style tips, pithy advice, and engaging opinions about everything wedding. This beautiful book will make a perfect present for anyone getting ready for their special day, or someone who has had the burden and pleasure of being a bridesmaid multiple times. If ever you needed to know whether or not a boutonniere is appropriate, or how to bustle a dress, this thoughtful and thorough book will be your guide. Where fashion has always moved on swiftly from season to season, bridal wear can keep a trend or style current for several years or longer - maintaining perennial favorites and occasional revivals. Concentrating on wedding style, but also featuring thoughts on etiquette and history, this book captures some of the abiding wisdom and witticisms that surround the Happy Day.
ABRAMS
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9781419715594
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Hardcover
Slowhand
By Norman, Philip
From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation.For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos, the unrivalled master of an indispensable tool, the solid-body electric guitar. His career has spanned the history of rock, and often shaped it via the seminal bands with whom he's played: the Yardbirds, John Mavall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes. Winner of 17 Grammys, the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame's only three-time inductee, he is an enduring influence on every other star soloist who ever wielded a pick. Now, with Clapton's consent and access to family members and close friends, rock music's foremost biographer returns to the heroic age of British rock and follows Clapton through his distinctive and scandalous childhood, early life of reckless rock 'n' roll excess, and twisting & turning struggle with addiction in the 60s and 70s. Readers will learn about his relationship with Pattie Boyd--wife of Clapton's own best friend George Harrison--the tragic death of his son, which inspired one of his most famous songs, "Tears in Heaven," and even the backstories of his most famed, and named, guitars. Packed with new information and critical insights, Slowhand finally reveals the complex character behind a living legend.
Little, Brown and Company
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9780316560436
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Hardcover
Design
By Publishing, Dk
Design: The Definitive Visual History lays out the complete evolution of design, from its origins in early cultures to the contemporary design - physical and digital - of today. This comprehensive volume covers every major design movement, along with the iconic designers and manufacturers who influenced everyday life through the objects and buildings they created.Arranged chronologically, Design moves decade-by-decade from the 1850s onward to explore the cultural, social, political, economic, and technological forces in the world at large and shows how these factors influenced movements and styles in design. Gorgeous catalogues of objects demonstrate how design in turn has influenced the everyday life, through architecture, fashion, furniture, ceramics, glassware, lighting, fabrics, electronic equipment, and more.With profiles of famous designers such as Alvar Aalto, Frank Gehry, and Philippe Starck and stunning images of buildings and interiors, Design: The Definitive Visual History is a true celebration of classic design across the centuries.Produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution.
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
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9781465438010
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Print book
So Many Roads
By Browne, David
Fifty years after they first came together and changed the sound of rock 'n' roll, the Grateful Dead remain one of rock's most beloved bands - a musical and cultural phenomenon that spans generations and paved the way for everything from the world of jam bands and the idea of independently released music to social networking. Much has been written about the band, but nothing quite as vibrant and vivid as So Many Roads.Drawing on new interviews with surviving members and people in their inner circle - along with the group's extensive archives and his own research from years of covering the group - David Browne, longtime music journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, does more than merely delve into the Dead's saga. By way of an altogether unique structure - each chapter centered around a significant or pivotal day in their story - he lends this epic musical and cultural story a you-are-there feel unlike any other book written about the band.
San Diego Lowriders
By Pulido, Alberto L
San Diego's unique lowrider culture and community has a long history of "low and slow." Cruising the streets from 1950 to 1985, twenty-eight lowrider car clubs made their marks in the San Diego neighborhoods of Logan Heights, Sherman Heights, National City, Old Town, San Ysidro and the adjoining border community of Tijuana, Mexico. Foundational clubs, including the Latin Lowriders, Brown Image and Chicano Brothers, helped transform marginalized youth into lowriders who modified their cars into elegant, stylized lowered vehicles with a strong Chicano influence. Despite being targeted by the police in the 1980s, club members defended their passion and succeeded in building a thriving scene of competitions and shows with a tradition of customization, close community and Chicano pride.
Leonardo da Vinci
By Kemp, Martin
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, world-renowned da Vinci expert Martin Kemp explores 100 of the master's milestones in art, science, engineering, architecture, anatomy, and more. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the small Tuscan town of Vinci in April 1452. Over the centuries, he has become one of the most famous people in the history of visual culture. Spring 2019 marks the 500th anniversary of his death in May 1519, with exhibitions and events planned across Europe and the United States. This lavishly illustrated volume by Martin Kemp - one of the world's leading authorities on da Vinci - offers a fresh way of looking at the master's work. Kemp focuses on 100 key, broadly chronological milestones that cover an extraordinary range of topic across Leonardo's many fields of discipline: painting, where he brought new levels of formal and emotional grandeur to his works, including The Last Supper and Portrait of Lisa del Giocondo (the "Mona Lisa") ; anatomical studies, which are extraordinary for their sense of form and function (Studies of the Optics of the Human Eye and Ventricles of the Brain) ; engineering marvels, noted for their range and extraordinary visual quality (Gearing for a Clockwork Mechanism and Wheels without Axles and Designs for a Flying Machine) ; and his progressive engagement with a range of sciences - anatomy, optics, dynamics, statics, geology, and mathematics.
A Guide to the Gold Rush Country of California
By Lorey, Frank
The discovery of gold on the magical date of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill near Coloma, started a rush that was unprecedented in all of the world's history. It started a boom period to the state that lasted at least 15 years. By 1849, gold production reached $10 million, and it would not be until 1929 that production would drop below that value. 1852 was the all-time peak year, with $82 million in gold production from a total of almost four million ounces mined. Between 1850 and 1864, over one million ounces were mined every year. In this book Frank Lorey covers the historic towns and mining locations in the eleven counties which produced the vast majority of California's golden wealth. Most are situated along and nearby to Highway 49, known as California's "Golden Highway.
French Country
By Cooper,
Be inspired as you step into lovely French homes and timeless shops in a dreamy journey through serene color palettes and authentic interiors brought to life in the pages of French Country. Colloquial gardens, charming antiques, and captivating style characterize the designs that will encourage you to make lifelong desires come true in your own home. Gorgeous photography elevates the odyssey, bringing you into a world of visual enrichment and delight. Over 100 images portray the look and appeal of living with French interiors and gardens.French Country: Collected & Timeless Interiors features homes filled with the romantic influence and beauty of France. From the open-air lifestyle to an overall sense of collected casual living, the book reflects the memories of homeowners shared with you, the reader, as the guest.
Leonardo
By Marani, Pietro
A vast catalog dedicated to Leonardo's entire oeuvre on the occasion of the largest exhibition realized on the genius, symbol of Italian art and creativity, during Milan Expo 2015. This volume represents a unique opportunity to admire and understand Leonardo's extraordinary complexity as an artist, painter, and sketcher, and, in part, his work as a scientist and technologist. This alluring volume is meant to illustrate, through twelve sections, some central themes in Leonardo's entire artistic and scientific career, underlining some constants in his vision as an artist and a scientist, as well as his interdisciplinary vocation and continuous intermingling of interests. The catalog gathers oeuvres signed by Leonardo - paintings, drawings, and manuscripts - introduced by works from his predecessors - painters, sculptors, technicians, theorists - which can contextualize Leonardo's contribution to the history of art, science, and technology while offering, at the same time, a vision of Leonardo the artist and scientist of his age, without giving in to mythmaking and banality.
The Saddest Songs Ever
By Corp., Hal Leonard
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Grab your tissues with this collection of 40 heart-wrenching classic and contemporary songs, including: Alone Again (Naturally) * Bridge over Troubled Water * Candle in the Wind * Everybody Hurts * The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face * I Fall to Pieces * I Will Remember You * I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry * Knockin' on Heaven's Door * One * Someone like You * Tears in Heaven * Whiskey Lullaby * You Don't Bring Me Flowers * and more.
A to Z of Wedding Style
By Bethune, Kate
Compiled by Kate Bethune, A to Z of Wedding Style brings together style tips, pithy advice, and engaging opinions about everything wedding. This beautiful book will make a perfect present for anyone getting ready for their special day, or someone who has had the burden and pleasure of being a bridesmaid multiple times. If ever you needed to know whether or not a boutonniere is appropriate, or how to bustle a dress, this thoughtful and thorough book will be your guide. Where fashion has always moved on swiftly from season to season, bridal wear can keep a trend or style current for several years or longer - maintaining perennial favorites and occasional revivals. Concentrating on wedding style, but also featuring thoughts on etiquette and history, this book captures some of the abiding wisdom and witticisms that surround the Happy Day.
Slowhand
By Norman, Philip
From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation.For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos, the unrivalled master of an indispensable tool, the solid-body electric guitar. His career has spanned the history of rock, and often shaped it via the seminal bands with whom he's played: the Yardbirds, John Mavall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes. Winner of 17 Grammys, the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame's only three-time inductee, he is an enduring influence on every other star soloist who ever wielded a pick. Now, with Clapton's consent and access to family members and close friends, rock music's foremost biographer returns to the heroic age of British rock and follows Clapton through his distinctive and scandalous childhood, early life of reckless rock 'n' roll excess, and twisting & turning struggle with addiction in the 60s and 70s. Readers will learn about his relationship with Pattie Boyd--wife of Clapton's own best friend George Harrison--the tragic death of his son, which inspired one of his most famous songs, "Tears in Heaven," and even the backstories of his most famed, and named, guitars. Packed with new information and critical insights, Slowhand finally reveals the complex character behind a living legend.
Design
By Publishing, Dk
Design: The Definitive Visual History lays out the complete evolution of design, from its origins in early cultures to the contemporary design - physical and digital - of today. This comprehensive volume covers every major design movement, along with the iconic designers and manufacturers who influenced everyday life through the objects and buildings they created.Arranged chronologically, Design moves decade-by-decade from the 1850s onward to explore the cultural, social, political, economic, and technological forces in the world at large and shows how these factors influenced movements and styles in design. Gorgeous catalogues of objects demonstrate how design in turn has influenced the everyday life, through architecture, fashion, furniture, ceramics, glassware, lighting, fabrics, electronic equipment, and more.With profiles of famous designers such as Alvar Aalto, Frank Gehry, and Philippe Starck and stunning images of buildings and interiors, Design: The Definitive Visual History is a true celebration of classic design across the centuries.Produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution.
So Many Roads
By Browne, David
Fifty years after they first came together and changed the sound of rock 'n' roll, the Grateful Dead remain one of rock's most beloved bands - a musical and cultural phenomenon that spans generations and paved the way for everything from the world of jam bands and the idea of independently released music to social networking. Much has been written about the band, but nothing quite as vibrant and vivid as So Many Roads.Drawing on new interviews with surviving members and people in their inner circle - along with the group's extensive archives and his own research from years of covering the group - David Browne, longtime music journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, does more than merely delve into the Dead's saga. By way of an altogether unique structure - each chapter centered around a significant or pivotal day in their story - he lends this epic musical and cultural story a you-are-there feel unlike any other book written about the band.